1/29/2009 @ 6:00PM

The Web Celeb 25

19. Dave Winer

Computer industry veteran Dave Winer is a Web media pioneer–he launched one of the very first blogs; helped develop RSS, an important content syndication technology; and helped develop the technology underlying the phenomenon of podcasting. But Winer doesn’t just create the tools–he’s a masterful user of them. His blog, Scripting News, is in its 12th year, and has a large and devoted following.